419 scam: "Mrs. Rose Alico"<admin@email.jcps.com.tw> ATM Debit Card

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
- "p4b3n30@qq.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Rose Alico" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <rose.alico@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2014 17:42:50 -0500
Subject: ATM Debit Card

Dear Beneficiary,

Your full Payment of Two Million five Hundred Thousand United

State Dollars) from UB Bank Benin has been Released and Approved for onward transfer to

you Via an ATM card which you will use to withdraw the USD 2.5 M in any ATM

Machine in any part of the world.

You should contact the accredited Attorney with this financial house to

send you the card and Pin number which you will use to activate of your

card only in your city as it have been programmed to be activated with

banks in your location. Your ATM card is well documented with every legal

document to cover it from not having any problem with your Interior Ministry

or with your Internal Revenue Service. You should reconfirm this information;

Your Full Name*

Your Telephone*

Your Address*

Your City*

State/Province*

Your Country*

You should forward this information to the Attorney through his address:

Perry Watson

Avenue Jean Paul I BP 325- Cotonou

p4b3n30@qq.com

Tel + 229-6129-7557.

Best Regards.

Mrs. Rose Alico.

Anti-fraud resources:

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